Drinking vessel for containing a liquid and insulating a bottle or can

ABSTRACT

The present disclosure may be embodied as a drinking vessel having an insulating body. The insulating body includes a cavity for containing a liquid. The cavity has a bottom and a cylindrical side wall. A top portion of the cylindrical side wall is internally threaded. The insulating body further includes a base with a storage mount. The storage mount is internally threaded. A lid having a drinking orifice is provided. The lid is externally threaded. The lid is configured to couple with the threads of the cavity or the threads of the storage mount such that the lid may be selectively coupled. The drinking vessel may further include a clamping ring. The clamping ring is externally threaded to couple with the cavity or the storage mount. The clamping ring is configured to cooperate with the cavity to secure a can or bottle within the cavity.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to U.S. provisional Application No.62/492,285, filed on Apr. 30, 2017, now, the disclosure of which isincorporated herein by reference.

FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

The present disclosure relates to tumblers and drinking vessels.

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE

Typically, insulated tumblers are commonplace for containing drinks andmaintaining the temperature of the drinks as, for example, hot (forcoffee, tea, etc.) or cold (for soft drinks, water, etc.) When abeverage was contained in a container such as soft drink in a can, thetumbler was only useful when the beverage was transferred into thetumbler cavity (e.g., poured from the can). Alternatively, a personcould use an insulated holder which would envelop the can or bottle.However, such insulated holders were not functional for containingbeverages without the can or bottle. There is a need for a vessel whichcan contain a beverage with or without the beverage can or bottle.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

The present disclosure may be embodied as a drinking vessel having aninsulating body. The insulating body may be, for example, vacuuminsulated. The insulating body includes a cavity for containing aliquid. The cavity has a bottom and a cylindrical side wall. A topportion of the cylindrical side wall is internally threaded. Theinsulating body further includes a base with a storage mount. Thestorage mount is internally threaded. A lid having a drinking orifice isprovided. The lid is externally threaded. The lid is configured tocouple with the threads of the cavity or the threads of the storagemount such that the lid may be selectively coupled. The drinking vesselmay further include a clamping ring. The clamping ring is externallythreaded to couple with the cavity or the storage mount. The clampingring is configured to cooperate with the cavity to secure a can orbottle within the cavity. The cavity and clamping ring may be configuredto secure a standard bottle, such as a U.S. industry standard bottle(ISB)—i.e., a longneck bottle. The cavity and clamping ring may beconfigured to secure a standard can, such as a standard U.S. 12-fluidounce beverage can.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the disclosure,reference should be made to the following detailed description taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1A shows a drinking vessel according to an embodiment of thepresent disclosure having a lid coupled to the cavity for containing aliquid and a clamping ring coupled to the storage mount;

FIG. 1B shows the lid of the drinking vessel of FIG. 1A;

FIG. 2A shows the drinking vessel of FIG. 1A wherein the lid is coupledto the storage mount and the clamping ring coupled to the cavity forsecuring a can or bottle;

FIG. 2B shows the lid of the drinking vessel of FIGS. 1A and 2A;

FIG. 3A shows the vessel of FIGS. 1A and 2A, wherein a standard 12 ouncebottle is secured by the clamping ring; and

FIG. 3B shows the vessel of FIGS. 1A and 2A, wherein a standard 12 ouncecan is secured by the clamping ring.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DISCLOSURE

With reference to FIG. 1A, the present disclosure may be embodied as adrinking vessel 10. In an embodiment, the drinking vessel 10 has a body12 with a top end and a bottom end. The body 12 (e.g., the top end ofthe body) has a cavity 14 having a bottom and a cylindrical side wall.In some embodiments, the body 12 is insulative. For example, in someembodiments, the body has an interior defined by outer and inner wallsand containing a vacuum between the outer and inner walls. In otherembodiments, the body 12 comprises an insulating material such as afoam. A top portion of the cylindrical side wall is internally threaded.The body may be made from any suitable material, such as, for example,metals (e.g., stainless steel, etc.), plastics, or other materials, orcombinations of materials.

In some embodiments, the drinking vessel 10 includes a lid 20 with adrinking orifice 22 (see, e.g., FIG. 1B). The lid 20 is externallythreaded 24. The external threads 24 are configured to couple to theinternal threads of the cavity 14. In this configuration, the cavity 14and lid 20 cooperate to contain a liquid. A user of the drinking vessel10 can then drink the liquid by way of the orifice 22. The lid 20 mayhave a top edge 24 which is flat. In this way, when the lid 20 iscoupled to the base 30 of the vessel 10, the vessel 10 will bemaintained upright (i.e., orthogonal to a horizontal surface, not at anangle).

The body 12 of the vessel 10 has a base 30 (e.g., at the bottom end ofthe body) with a storage mount 32 for storing the lid 20. The storagemount 32 is internally threaded such that the lid may be coupled withthe storage mount 32 when stored. In this way, a user of the drinkingvessel 10 may selectively couple the lid 20 to the cavity 14 or to thestorage mount 32. For example, the base 30 may be recessed and therecess may incorporate internal threads.

In some embodiments, the drinking vessel 10 has a clamping ring 40 (see,e.g., FIG. 2B). The clamping ring 40 is externally threaded 42 so as tocouple to the cavity 14 or to the storage mount 32. When coupled to thecavity 14, the clamping ring 40 is configured to cooperate with thecavity 14 to secure (i.e., securely hold) a bottle or a can. Forexample, FIG. 3A shows a drinking vessel 10 with a clamping ring 40securing a U.S. industry standard bottle (ISB) 90—i.e., a standardlongneck bottle. In FIG. 3B, a standard U.S. 12-ounce beverage can issecured by the clamping ring 40.

In some embodiments, a drinking vessel includes both a lid 20 and aclamping ring 40. In such embodiments, the lid 20 may be coupled to thecavity 14 while the clamping ring 40 is coupled to the base 30 (see,e.g., FIG. 1A), or the clamping ring 40 may be coupled to the cavitywhile the lid 20 is coupled to the base 30 (see, e.g., FIG. 2A).

Although the present disclosure has been described with respect to oneor more particular embodiments, it will be understood that otherembodiments of the present disclosure may be made without departing fromthe spirit and scope of the present disclosure.

I claim:
 1. A drinking vessel, comprising: an insulating body,comprising: a cavity for containing a liquid, the cavity having a bottomand a cylindrical side wall, and wherein a top portion of thecylindrical side wall is internally threaded; and a base having storagemount, wherein the storage mount is internally threaded; a lid having adrinking orifice, the lid being externally threaded and wherein the lidis configured to couple with the threads of the cavity or the threads ofthe storage mount such that the lid may be selectively coupled to eitherof the cavity or the storage mount; and a clamping ring, wherein theclamping ring is externally threaded to couple with the cavity or thestorage mount, and wherein the clamping ring is configured to cooperatewith the cavity to secure a can or bottle.
 2. The drinking vessel ofclaim 1, wherein the cavity and the clamping ring are configured tosecure a U.S. industry standard bottle.
 3. The drinking vessel of claim1, wherein the cavity and the clamping ring are configured to secure astandard U.S. 12-ounce beverage can.
 4. The drinking vessel of claim 1,wherein a top edge of the lid is flat.
 5. The drinking vessel of claim1, wherein the body is vacuum insulated.
 6. The drinking vessel of claim1, wherein in the body is metal.
 7. The drinking vessel of claim 1,wherein the lid is plastic.
 8. A drinking vessel, comprising: aninsulating body, comprising: a cavity for containing a liquid, thecavity having a bottom and a cylindrical side wall, and wherein a topportion of the cylindrical side wall is internally threaded; and a basehaving storage mount, wherein the storage mount is internally threaded;a clamping ring, wherein the clamping ring is externally threaded tocouple with the cavity or the storage mount, and wherein the clampingring is configured to cooperate with the cavity to secure a can orbottle.
 9. The drinking vessel of claim 8, further comprising a lidhaving a drinking orifice, the lid being externally threaded and whereinthe lid is configured to couple with the threads of the cavity or thethreads of the storage mount such that the lid may be selectivelycoupled to either of the cavity or the storage mount.
 10. The drinkingvessel of claim 8, wherein the cavity and the clamping ring areconfigured to secure a U.S. industry standard bottle.
 11. The drinkingvessel of claim 8, wherein the cavity and the clamping ring areconfigured to secure a standard U.S. 12-ounce beverage can.